The Trump administration is rolling back various environmental regulations by providing coal-fired power plants and industrial polluters with exemptions under the Clean Air Act. The EPA set up a mechanism for companies to request exemptions to Biden-era rules that limit emissions of hazardous pollutants like mercury and benzene. Environmental advocates criticize this move, arguing that it undermines public health protection and favors corporate interests, describing the electronic mailbox as a "polluters' portal." This marks a continuation of regulatory rollbacks under the current administration.
"The request for exemption applications is a gift to the fossil fuel industry and further indication of a polluters-first agenda under Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin."
"Companies can now apply for a gold-plated, 'get-out-of-permitting free' card... a clear sign of Zeldin's intent to weaken enforcement of environmental laws since taking office."
#environmental-policy #regulation-rollback #pollution-exemptions #trump-administration #clean-air-act
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